Tirana book fair to hold 16th edition

TIRANA, Oct. 24 – Some 100 publishing houses will participate in the 16th edition of the Tirana book fair, the largest book event in the Albanian Diaspora. The book fair scheduled to be held fromNovember 13 to 17at the Palace of Congresses in Tirana, will bring together publishing houses fromAlbania, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro and the Diaspora. Embassies and foreign organizations operating in Albania will also participate in the book fair which will also host several events such as book promotions, discussions with writers.
The Tirana Times publishing house is also participating with its collection of publications.
In last year’s edition, four prizes for the best author, best translators were awarded in the 15th edition of the Tirana Book fair which brought together some 100 publishers from Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia and Montenegro. The biggest ‘Author of the Year’ Award went to Artan Fuga for his Renia e Qytetit (The Collapse of the City) book, a publication mixing the eye of an observer living in an Albanian town with analysis of facts by a social philosopher like Fuga, at the same time introducing contemporary ideas about life in a city. The best translator prize was awarded to Rudi Erebara for bringing into Albanian poems by Archibald Randolph Ammons. Organizers said some 100,000 people visited the Tirana book fair held fromNovember 14 to 18at the Palace of Congresses in Tirana. Some 600,000 books were sold during the five-day event.